When I was a young child I had to have a surgical operation. Afterwards I couldn't speak for days. On the second day a kid in the bed next to me had a system and TV set up on a cart and was playing some war game. He was released the next day but not before telling the nurse that I could use his set up till I was better. The game he was playing was metal slug 2 and from that day on I was a gamer for life.

@MrKaintar

7 жыл бұрын

Needless to say 2 is my favorite.

@BlueflagAlpha

7 жыл бұрын

that clinic was awesome tho

@drewsebastino2889

7 жыл бұрын

What was more crippling, the surgical operation, or the slowdown in the game?

@FungusAmanita

7 жыл бұрын

MrKaintar I Was Born A Gamer

@jmachero5852

7 жыл бұрын

MrKaintar Wow! You couldn't say a single word for days you had surgery? What happened?

Metal Slug 3's last level is freaking legendary.

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+DavCube its so good isnt it lol

@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்

7 жыл бұрын

ÀAAAAAAHHHH FUCK I HATE IT!!! it NEVER ENDS!!! NEVER!!

@dracmeister

6 жыл бұрын

It's half of the entire length of the game.

@seraphiim444

6 жыл бұрын

It's a nightmare in single player

@LucasTigy2

6 жыл бұрын

it's funny, because it breaks the tradition of having 6 missions, but then ends up having 2 halves and effectively being mission 5 and 6 anyway

a weapon to surpasde Metal gear THE METAL SLUG

@BlueflagAlpha

7 жыл бұрын

i see what you did there nice one XD

@Ticketman99

7 жыл бұрын

SamS dz I did a spit take when I read this

@takey2376

7 жыл бұрын

ماهمتكش !! بصح درتلك جام

@pnyhmsmx

7 жыл бұрын

SamS dz Well done.

@Firepowered

7 жыл бұрын

The METAL REAR (It's an actual boss, too!)

Metal Slug 3 is the pinnacle of oldschool bitmap pixelgraphics in my opinion. The amount of detail, the use of the limited colors and the smooth animations are just mind boggling.

@MrSammersELsoho

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah except it runs at half the speed of most 2d platformers 30hz as opposed to 60hz and in Australia and europe on Pal screens it Runs at 25hz so its not perfect and they still havent made it a locked 60hz after all these years.

@TyRiders2

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrSammersELsoho Who cares?

@petkofuchalski9809

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrSammersELsoho i preffer that over the Metal slug 2's slideshow.

@michaelcrye1313

2 жыл бұрын

My 12-year-old son discovered Metal Slug 3 in a local ice cream shop that features and small arcade of classic games and pinball. And he was completely in love and fascinated with the pixel art. He declared it a masterpiece. We got the SNK port for the Playstation to explore all the alternative routes and got the soundtrack. 22 years later and this game is making fans of people not even born when it came out.

This is definitely one of my favorite game franchises of all time

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+KKsHaDoWx its a fantastic franchise

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+KKsHaDoWx its a fantastic franchise

@junior_pinball

4 жыл бұрын

It’s not your favorite? You should be banished from this series

@talonabuser1072

3 жыл бұрын

@@slopesgameroom time for an update metal slug operation j is on its way I look forward to your review

I don't want to sound obsessed, but I have a Metal Slug tank tattoo :p

@jamesrussell2936

7 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but you failed at not sounding obsessed.

@garmzai

7 жыл бұрын

why not, the SV looked cool anyway

@trashwang3730

7 жыл бұрын

Wardner213 no shame in that

@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்

7 жыл бұрын

getting tattoos are dumb anyway so it's not like metal slug tank tatoo is the worst thing to get...

@lucignolo8333

6 жыл бұрын

I have the H of the machinegun tattooed on my arm

Metal slug 3 short? I thought it was the longest one, the moment i killed the general i thought i was done i was satisfied but SNK said NO aliens are back and now you gotta go to space fight in space Enter the mothership battle your way through the alien ship, fight clones, run away from zombie clones then SNK just throws you one more boss simple one but has shiton of HP.

@RandalfElVikingo

4 жыл бұрын

Also, every level has three different paths, except the last one that is like three levels.

@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind

3 жыл бұрын

In fact, MS6 is the shortest one.

@RappingNinja

2 жыл бұрын

Metal Slug 3 honestly feels interminable to me. I’d argue it’s too long.

Things really went downhill with 4 and 5. I hear the original team came back for 6, but I just never felt the passion in that last game. 1, 2, X, and 3 will always be the only Metal Slug canon for me.

@petkofuchalski9809

4 жыл бұрын

the biggest porblem with 5 is that it never was finished completely. A shit ton of the game was cut including several bosses, one of them called "Stone Turtle". so basically to put it in perspective, the last boss you fight in the game was supposed to be the last phase, the rest was cut. The bosses are even referenced in the MGD/MGA games.

@RandalfElVikingo

4 жыл бұрын

@@petkofuchalski9809 I always felt the game had weird pace. In level 4, for example, you're underwater and at the end of the level, without any warning, you end up in a desert fighting a boss lol.

@thelunaflame4024

4 жыл бұрын

While I do agree, the first four games are the best, I also think that the other games, while not as good as the first few, are still great games and in all are still Metal Slug experiences.

@pastalovinporcupine6806

3 жыл бұрын

What? 7 was fucking awesome!

@st3phn158

3 жыл бұрын

Metal slug 5 was the start of a new era if it was not rushed and not finished completely it could've not say it would but it could've been the best metal slug

This video heaps an incredible amount of praise and credit for Metal Slug's vision on Kazuma Kujo, who worked as CO-PLANNER on the first game in the series, before leaving the team. I attribute this to poor research during the writing of this script, because there have been many interviews with staff who worked on Metal Slug that directly contradict a lot of the misinformation shared here. In Slopes' defense: behind the scenes stories & supplemental material about Metal Slug have been notoriously hard to come by for most of the series' lifespan, as all the devs worked under aliases. For decades, any info about the creation of M.Slug was based on urban legend & rumours. In recent years, many interviews have been conducted & translated that set the record straight, and debunk/correct a large number of the kind of "did you know gaming" trivia bits that this video deals in.

First time I saw Metal Slug was in the pizzeria by my house when I was 6 back in 1996. I use to beg my mom to take us to that specific one just so I can see the teenagers play it and then beg her for some quarters to play. I never got past the first helicopter.

@pnyhmsmx

7 жыл бұрын

BaronOfAnarchy First time I saw the first Metal Slug was at a grocery store. First one I dropped a quarter into was MS3 at a laundry place years later.

@Batman-jm7np

5 жыл бұрын

Yea same here at a pizzaria but i was like 15 at the time hanging out at pizzarias after school to play snk mvs arcades. Pizza and metal slug was my type of thing and inner peace.

@CALIGULA198X

Жыл бұрын

Literally same. Pizzeria and all.

Went to Anime Expo recently and they had a arcade unit that had Metal Slug 3 in the Entertainment Hall. Despite me not playing it for a long time, I was able to finish the game with one quarter. It was interesting to see how people still crowded around, cheering me on on defeating the final boss. Brought back great memories that I had with the series. Here's hoping for Metal Slug 8!

@Abel-Alvarez

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit throwback to when Anime Expo was still open (it was postponed this year due to the pandemic) but hopefully next year Anime Expo and Socalretrogamingexpo would be open again because it's been so long since anyone has gone out 😭

@Azel954

3 жыл бұрын

that's actually really awesome :)

@ronnieradon

10 ай бұрын

@@Abel-Alvarez how was it a throwback if it was obviously going to come back once the virus stopped being as prominent...?

I have Metal Slug 7 for the DS. It's a great game to play for some arcade action on the go.

@DualC0RE1

7 жыл бұрын

going to have to get metal slug 7 at some point, i have the wii metal slug anthology :-)

Metal Slug, one of my favorite shoot em ups!

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Antonio's Video Games mine 2:D

Metal Slug 3 is the best of the series, especially love mission 2.

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Flint Dragoon coukdnt agree more. Plus the ending is great

@FlintDragoon

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel Ibbertson defiantly a climatic ending. i'm fairly somewhat new to the game series but enjoy it with 50% tv scanlines start to finish, such an enjoyable game, gotton pretty good at saving the pow's need to die a lot less though :)

@robrmaytry

5 жыл бұрын

Mission 4 has 4 routes, the best

I never played 6 and 7. Time to find a way to fix that.

@user-gu5wy1to1v

6 жыл бұрын

COMEouttaTHEfuknCORNER! Emulators are perfectly legal. Downloading ROMs you don’t the physical version of is.

@PokemonTrainerChris303

6 жыл бұрын

00000000 11111111 upvote for knowing your shit boss

MS Anthology was the initial reason I added a ps2 into the collection of systems.

@adamphillip5305

7 жыл бұрын

Did you already have a Wii at that point, that versions better.

@bonesjackson81

7 жыл бұрын

No. I went with the system that had more games I wanted. Plus better controller imo.

@pferreira1983

6 жыл бұрын

Note: please stay away from the Anthology Collection for PC. The publishers for SNK Playmore went long out of business and like all things digital there is no way to get around the DRM.

@BlueflagAlpha

6 жыл бұрын

dont get ps4 version of anthology , it has input lag

@SirDavid290

5 жыл бұрын

Same for PS2 !

Hey Daniel, I just wanted to say the past month has been a nightmare. Aside from being diagnosed with stomach cancer, breaking up with the love of my life and losing a friend to suicide, its just general been a nightmare. But your videos are the one constant and humorous thing that I cam enjoy thats been getting me through this. Especially at the 10 O clock hour when I used to talk to my love. Its been a big help.

@nologinplease

7 жыл бұрын

Hang in there, brother.

@LittleBigKid707b

7 жыл бұрын

You caught the stomach cancer earlier than later and YOU WILL make a quick recovery!! The love of your life will either come back or if a higher power feels as such, YOU WILL discover someone that is even better for you. The only thing you cant take back is suicide. But , as long as you never quit, life always comes around again. I've experienced many defeats myself, but by the grace of God, time and wisdom have made me better even if at the time I felt like 'am I ever going to feel good again"? I know that feeling of a woman and not being able to think of nothing else. Believe me, life does heal all wounds . Good luck friend.

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

I am so grateful that video have helped you through the hard times buddy :) I hope everything starts sorting itself out for you mate | Much love from me :D

@monicamartinez9573

6 жыл бұрын

I...

@turbogear7776

6 жыл бұрын

Utsukushi-Kun I say Jesus Christ. Just like 100s are currently healing all types of sicknesses all over youtube. Go watch Steve Cabrerra Jr, Tom Loud and those guys...they do it all the time.

10:17 Metal Slug is the name of a tank, and the name of the series. Metal Gear (Solid) is the name of a bipedal tank, and the name of the series. Coincidence?

@petkofuchalski9809

4 жыл бұрын

Wait' wasun't the "Metal Gear" a giant ass mech?

@ahikampasion63

3 жыл бұрын

Both Marco and Snake are trying to retire but are denied of it. Coincidence?

@mistersirrsauce

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahikampasion63 Damn. This is an ancient comment, so I'm just gonna put that out and leave.

I discovered In The Hunt by accident -- it had "Metal Slug: Submarine" on the cover (yeah, bootlegs). It confused me at first but the graphics were a sure sign that it was somehow related to Metal Slug... and, 20 years later, here I am getting my mind blown over the fact that it indeed was the precursor to the greatest series of all time. Thank you for this, am currently diving (*wink*) in nostalgia.

You should do one on Shock Troopers. Might be a tad short, but those games are really fun to play. At least, the first one.

@pnyhmsmx

7 жыл бұрын

War Duke Ah, shock troopers.

Metal Slug 5 was my favorite installment, while it was basically a remastered version of 1 and 2. Using different end bosses and characters, settings etc. I enjoyed the new faction. The Ptolemaic Army. While some of its units were repaints of the original modern army tanks. There were lots of new addons. Like Guerilla soldiers replacing the regular troops. Special ops soldiers. The standing up Metal Slug. The gunner units. (Giant robot mechs) And some additional enemies as well. (Enemy Slugs for once) flying hovercrafts. A new recreation of the rolling bomb tower. The wall drones. The guerilla air raiding squads. And the cultist. But most specifically. The unique units you fight in the game. It seems different and unique with the boss fights. Metal Rear from the first mission felt like the players living perspective of what the slugs were made to do. Black Hound from the secret route was the appitomy of a war machine. Its an appropriate way to recreate the slug. Make it deadlier, and then show it how bad that can turn out, the wall climber was a breath of fresh air. It was unique. And felt that attacking it was very fun. The sand crawler was a pain in the ass... And I enjoyed every second getting angry at the sheer amount of falling projectiles that seemed impossible to dodge. The mammoth towers utilised what others would call a general nuisance, and made it interesting. Evil spirit was a very intense battle, and the remix of it was the best version for the final battle. Others, like the unused Stone Turtle would've been interesting either way. And the giant bomber plane was an epic air battle to the last second. And its destructions was what you anticipated for. That's all I have to say about the fifth installment. Enjoy your day

Fio was one of my first video game crushes. I loved playing as her 'cause she was cool and cute and I still love her to this day...I figured I'd just talk about that because c'mon, DJ Slopes already did a fantastic job talking about how awesome Metal Slug is.

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Strain42 haha awesome dtuff thanks guyd

@derrickhaggard

4 жыл бұрын

Same here. I still have a fan-boy crush on Fio.

thank you so much slope. thanks for making these great videos and somehow getting them out frequently and some how you are one of the few big youtubers i know who reply to comments.

I have to say brother... thank you so much for your channel!!! I mean it's brought not only myself back to the classic games of my younger years, but has also brought my own kids to these amazing classics you showcase! literally a whole new generation playing the crap out of Streets of Rage, Sonic, Metal Slug, earthworm Jim, and Ecco! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and collection... and especially your love for all of these artworks and masterpieces! You better believe I'm donating and supporting this!!! Keep it up! You literally have captivated a whole new generation of mini gamers and have brought me closer to my own kiddos!

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Jesse Rangel ahhhhdude thats so kind, im so chuffdya kids enjoy the videos :) hope they like gunstar heroes too... ;) #WatchThisSpace

BTW, Metal Slug XX is also available on Xbox One via backwards-compatibility as is Metal Slug 3. Very well worth owning!

@BlueflagAlpha

7 жыл бұрын

nah im just gonna emulate it

@Guernicaman

7 жыл бұрын

Sonic Ace 24 - TBF, all these console versions are running the game through emulation.

@pnyhmsmx

7 жыл бұрын

Guernicaman That was unexpected.

@pferreira1983

6 жыл бұрын

Note: please stay away from the Anthology Collection for PC. The publishers for SNK Playmore went long out of business and like all things digital there is no way to get around the DRM.

Thank you for this video. I would never have tried "In the hunt" and "GeoStrom" if not for this complete history. Cheers from Norway.

REALLY glad this channel exists. Thank you x1000

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Kevin Edwards REALLY glad this comment exists. Thank you x1000

Man this video is amazing, love Metal Slug and its so nice to learn more about the history of it!

I come from the future... There making a new Metal Slug... *REJOICE!!!*

You do a great job with this content.

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Shawn Lov ahhhhhh thanks shawn

Man I have never seen anyone else with this much love and devotion for the game as I do. I love this game series and it's a shame lots don't know about it if not even played it. My personally favorite is Metal Slug X as that was the first game in the series I've played. Even though they are done with the arcade series, their mobile games are just as good, and I highly recommend playing Metal Slug Attack if you love the game series and love tower defense titles! All in all, great video, and I'm glad to see a fellow Metal Slug Enthusiast!

You've outlined every single thing I love about metal slug series and more that I wasn't aware about. Best consolation video of metal slug history ever

@slopesgameroom

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much. That's exactly what I go for

I remember this video coming out and I had no idea what a 'Metal Slug' was, but at the beginning of this year, I got into a SNK phase and I'm glad, and I think this video is why I only have MS1 and 3 on my Switch, but damn I've enjoyed them, especially 3 (Fio best girl). I might suck at them, but mowing down soldiers and other things is super fun, and I'm still waiting for a Metal Slug team in KoF.

Great stuff as usual! I agree 100% with your opening statement how 16 bit games will never be surpassed and I love the Metal Slug games, some of my favourite games!

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Ash the Raccoon thanks ash :)

this video is fantastic, well made and story well told. thanks.

Thanks for the upload. I love these little slices of history. Hearing the joy you experienced and still feel makes me feel the joy as well. I have no nostalgia for this series but am going to give it a shot.

And I thought they were stretching themselves pretty thin when they did MS6 on the anthology collection. Holy crap.

Metal Slug 2 suffers from a little bit of slowdown? The slowdown makes the game unplayable, which is why most people stick with the X version of the game.

@drewsebastino2889

7 жыл бұрын

It makes the slowdown in Gradius III and Super R-Type look like a joke in comparison. What's really insulting is that the Metal Slug games only run at 30fps to begin with. The speed then gets reduced to 15fps when it slows down, (it should be 20fps because 60/3, but there's a bug in the already terrible code that halts the game for an extra frame) which is about Super FX framerate. The similar Gun Force 2 (not "Geo Force 2") at least targets 60fps. It was on slightly more powerful hardware, but there is also much more action.

@redhothero4411

7 жыл бұрын

blog.system11.org/?p=1442 There's a fix for Metal Slug 2 that greatly improves the speed. I burned an Eeprom and put it in my actual cartridge- but it's probably just as easy to use that rom and use it in an emu I'd wager.

@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்

7 жыл бұрын

RedHotHero how to do it with Roms!? I have the steam version plz help

@BlueflagAlpha

6 жыл бұрын

the slowdown makes the game much easier even though the game is easy already

Thank you! Loved the video

Man i really love your work in every video game complete history you make! Keep going that perfect work!

It sucks to see that they didn't go even further with this franchise! Now Metal Slug has become a _soulless pay-2-win tower defense app_ . You ought to be ashamed *SNK Corporation* .

@SirDavid290

5 жыл бұрын

I disagree, it's mainly a 1 player game, if you want to fight other people, upgrade your stuff by saving POWs and spending MSC you gained on battles and medals for new units, the campaigns are not bad.

@-Trauma.

5 жыл бұрын

@@SirDavid290 For real, Metal Slug Defense is great, and it rewards you even when you're not paying for stuff.

@SirDavid290

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i don't get it with Metal Slug Attack.

This was awesome The other documentaries were kickass as well This guy is underated beyond belief Except for that part when he said Shinobi X does not live up to the Genesis predecessors Wich doesn't make sense

The wait is always worth it for these videos! Great work

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+sinjeet1 ahhhhhh thanks buddy

Another great video, Dan!

ROCKET LAWNCHER

As a kid I preferred platform and adventure games, but now in my 40s instead of playing more relaxed games my favourite is bullet Hell games.

@doxskew2221

3 жыл бұрын

Relax and bullet hell don't sound right in the same sentence

One of my favorite series ever. Im so glad i found your channel!

awesome vid buddy. one of my favourite ones yet :)

Speaking of pixel art I still think those Ninja Gaiden cutscenes on the NES are amazing

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Shashank 235 they are fantastic 4 sure

do anyone know the lore of metal slug?

I love this series to death, thanks for covering it!

Amazing work loved it from the beginning to the end!

Because they never implemented any kind of dodge maneuver throughout the series, I argue against that Metal slug is the kind of game where "its your fault you got killed" since your characters have big hit box's, can only move one speed, and all the projectiles move faster then you, its still a fun series but its not a fair challenge, its a Quarter Muncher.

@CuteLittleLily

5 жыл бұрын

its bullet hell game, thats the point, try some bullet hell game, thats even crazier

I did buy the Playstation versions of Metal Slug 3 at some point, but I've yet to play it. Maybe I'll grab XX too since that's the only other Metal Slug game available for the PSVITA.

@luisdramos4532

7 жыл бұрын

The PSP Metal Slug anthology can be downloaded to your Vita from the PSN store and it works/looks great

@Faapu

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but it's only on the American store. For some reason.

@luisdramos4532

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I didn't realize that. Well if you have a PS4 you can purchase the anthology there on PSN, at least here in the States. Metal Slug 3 is also across buy between the PS4, PS3 and Vita here in the States. Hopefully you have at least one of those options in Europe.

@BlueflagAlpha

7 жыл бұрын

just emulate it

@Faapu

7 жыл бұрын

but my portability

Very comprehensive! Thank you!

I have fond memories as a child, whenever my grandmother would take care of me, she’d occasionally take me with her to our nearest SackNSave (remember those?). And while she would do shopping or while she was checking out, she’d give me a few quarters to play the few arcade cabinets they had, but the one I always played was Metal Slug. Loved it, and there have been times on my life where I on and off again become obsessed with it. It’s always been one of my favorite series from any form of games. I love everything about it, and it remind me of my childhood. Even the main character has my fathers first name and a last name very similar to mine. But above all else, it reminds me of my grandmother whom I love dearly and is still around.

and ANOTHER game series I have yet to play...

@DavCube

7 жыл бұрын

If you own a PS2 or Wii, you owe it to yourself to get the anthology. (among plenty of other SNK compilations of the time.) Actually, it's also on PSN for the PS4 as well.

@BlueflagAlpha

7 жыл бұрын

+Haohmaru HL he probably playing with gunstar heroes

@nAmE7056

6 жыл бұрын

Mame

First

@DeadxReckon

7 жыл бұрын

Second?

@SuperAntz85

7 жыл бұрын

66! ;)

@uzimonkey

7 жыл бұрын

Cheater.

@sammyyo461

7 жыл бұрын

+Daniel lbbertson LMAO!!XD....clever!!.XD!!

@jonasking9587

7 жыл бұрын

Hey man, love this channel. Some of your videos are basically my childhood. In fact, I remember getting Earthworm Jim and Comix Zone on Xmas one year. I also got Contra Hard Corps though. Best Xmas ever. Anyway, judging by your adoration of pixel art, If you haven't seen the Shakedown Hawaii trailers yet, check them out. It is the sequel to Retro City Rampage...minus all the references and with a Neo Geo art style. Looks incredible, and Brian Provinciano (the creator( supports his games with improvements for years after release.

Excellent video. Great memories of grabbing a case of beer and time sinking several nights of Metal Slug with my mate Bobbers when Anthology came out on the Wii. Including Slug Hell night and played through them, all one after another.

Love this series! Another great video!

@slopesgameroom

6 жыл бұрын

+Matt Watson thanks bud

Metal slug tactics

this and neo turf masters.

Love this video, it's a very good look at my favourite series

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Andrey Kim ahhhhh your fav series? Thats awesome. One of mine 2

SO Great!! keep these coming

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Bruce Leeds thanks mate :)

if I had to rate this from 1 to 10. I'd say a infinity

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Donald Morden II i would do the same for this comment

i like metalslug 3D because of the story, when some character died and some drama, and some plot twist. i really lie metal slug chara and really want some manga or story book things for them. the war is interesting and crazy, the closest one for the story maybe metal slug attack

Keep it up, videos are great man.

So glad you're finally getting the views you deserve Slope, cheers.

I was really enjoying the video, but after you talked so much about how much you love pixel art, and you don't even talk about Metal Slug's 6 awfully bland and generic backgrounds, with photos being mashed with bad 3d renderers. I really lost interest.

These videos are amazing. I love looking back on all these franchises.

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+carlosbfly thanks buddy

Great work, buddy!

Great quality content as always !

Hell yeah metal slug.Looking foward to this mate awesome stuff as usual :)

i appreciate your videos. im learning alot about the games i played when i was kid. keep them coming please

Awesome! Love the Metal Slug series and didn't even know about the Submarine game. Great video as always mate. Really enjoyed it! :-) (Metal Slug 3 on the original Xbox was my first experience of this epic franchise. Fell in love straight away!)

been hoping for this for agggges!

Loved this vid, Dan. Not too many channels give MS the praise it deserves.

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+DatRyanTho ahhhh thanks buddy, i always knew id have to do more lol

Without a doubt my favorite arcade game ever made, now just to get around to playing the other six! The love and care put into the original still blows me away. The animations were so fluid it was like playing a truly interactive movie. The art style as well I really enjoyed, with it being both viscerally realistic and cartoonish at the same time. I've also yet to experience another arcade game that was as crazy loud as the original! If you're ever fortunate enough to play an original machine, it will be a truly memorable experience. Thanks for making this great video, Daniel!

Very cool documentary Slopes! Thanks

@slopesgameroom

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. I spent a long time on this... defo one of my favs

Love your videos.. please keep doing more videos like this

Ok, I was a bit unaware there were that many Metal Slug games! Another great video dude!

WoW great job! For me i think this is one of the most underrated series in the genre. The first ones are simply masterpieces!

this video is great. im going to watch all of them.

This is the first video of yours I've seen, and I've already upped and subbed. You did a great job covering a game series I've loved since my first glance at it in arcades, and filled in much more of its history that I was not aware of. There's a genius to its graphics and art style that has always been pleasing and compelling to me. Taking everything into account, it's a perfect mixture of Super Deformed/chibi, true grit, explosions galore, dangerous warfare, wacky and imaginative but ultimately vicious enemies, strange mega-weapons, layers upon layers of backgrounds and environments overflowing with detail small and large, heroes you really come to care about, a mission you want to complete even though you hate to see it end...and the eponymous Metal Slug tank, definitely inspired by Dominion Tank Police; cute as a pug puppy, but as pugnacious and deadly as an enraged pitbull. If you don't care for the game itself, but have even an iota of liking for that tank itself, you're all right by me. It's a great game series, even when it wasn't necessarily building upon itself as it did in 1 through 3. Any criticisms are trivial quibbles compared to other game series. Even if another MS game never comes about, the series has a long-lasting legacy and replayability factor that'll keep you satiated with gaming fun and challenge, and your brain saturated with visual candy. Again, great job covering it all. Looking forward to watching Splatterhouse and Double Dragon next. Keep up the good work. :-)

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Sean Wilkinson hope you like splatterhouse n dd:) this videi took ages to make but im really proud of it. Huge thanks for such an awesome comment mate

@seanwilkinson3975

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel Ibbertson: You are most welcome. Thank you for the effort you put into researching and creating the video, especially in getting a complete list of the game's many iterations! I had no idea how many Metal Slug titles there were. The same laud and kudos apply equally to the other two videos. Great work! I decided to watch this again today, and the beginning made me think about how we've all said "this particular arcade game/home game system/XX-bit generation/level of interactivity is the apex of video gaming; nothing will ever top it". That thought sparked a thread of a memory... Long before Computer Space and Pong were but gleams in their creators' eyes, Preston Blair, an MGM/Tex Avery and Disney animator, and author of some great how-to-draw books like "How To Animate Film Cartoons", had an equally grand and innovative idea as theirs, perhaps grander still for Blair's time. I've tried but have not yet found the paragraph I need to be correct about Blair's notion. It should be somewhere, in a PDF of one of his books. Until I do find it, I hope that memory serves me well. The paragraph is a footnote in one of his books from the late '50s or early '60s. Again, if I'm correct, Blair mentioned that he and others had thought of, or were planning on, using animation of human characters to make an interactive tennis game that would be played on television screens. Animators like him would create some kind of databank of moves, poses, gestures, etc. for two onscreen tennis players, and a computer/videotape hybrid of some kind would take the players' control inputs (whether by control pad or advanced technical wizardry to read players' bodily movements), figure out the result, and "play" or "draw" the proper animation segments for each side, simulating a tennis match. If such a game came to fruition, even if it took the space of one of those old indoor computer golf simulators, it would have made a small game like Pong look positively prehistoric in comparison, and gaming in general would have taken more of a full-motion video, quick-time sequence direction. Technology would still need plenty of time to catch up with Blair's cool concept, though. I just wanted to pass that along as an interesting aside to how we've seen video games evolve. Blair's tennis, or some other sport he saw fit to simulate, could have made a lightspeed jump ahead.

Great vid - I will be watching them all now! MS3 is my fav too even though I've only played 1 and 3 but I'll download the anthology for the PS4 now. Also thanks a lot for tipping me off about Daydream Note by Miyazaki I just can't get enough of that chunky art style

i love metal slug, thx for another very good history-of video. keep going with this series! greeting from austria.

Great Vid! I love Metal Slug!

>Heyo Mayozuki >Aileen's Battle Chronicle Now you're just fucking with us, Slope.

Love these vids! Informative + entertaining...😃

Another super high quality Slope vid. I'm amazed that you are able to make these weekly. I hope you some day make it big and can turn this into a job! As for Metal Slug. I must admit I haven't played all titles of the main series, I think only 1-3, and since I own the anthology on Wii, I should be ashamed of myself. Lol... Man I wanna go back and play the rest now. Also, Metal Slug Tactics, huh? I LOVE Advance Wars and Fire Emblem as those are two of my favorite game series of all time... I wonder if the Metal Slug Tactics game is any good?

This video is so good! It's nice knowing that you think Metal Slug 3 is the best in the series like me! Subscribed and liked the video.

Great Video. I love this game, keep it up.

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Brian v. Thanks for comme ting buddy :) never fear im hard at work on plenty more as we speak :)

Bad ass video dude keep up the good work

another great video mate :)

@slopesgameroom

7 жыл бұрын

+Martin's Games thanks buddy

Great video Mr Slope. Need to get one of the many releases for one of my consoles. Whenever I go to the arcades I always play Metal Slug

Amazing Video as allways good Sir! The Metal Slug Series is my favorit Run and Gun one and I think it will be till I die!!

Man, u totally made my day. I didn't know there where any Metal Slug games after 5 or 6. Xx and 7 on PSP and DS, damn, I'm getting them right now. I need to get a modded Xbox 360 or an Xbox One now so I can play the port on there. I play these games almost every week. Thanks so much for a thorough review m8!!!!! :D

This was a great video, very informative.

I subbed inside of a minute. Very unusual for me, but (almost!) *instantly, clearly worth it!*

So glad you made this video. I've been in love with this series for many years now...decades, actually--man, time flies. Some of my fondest gaming memories are from playing Metal Slug 3 over Xbox Live. Also, Fio is best.